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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ERNST SOHWEINEFLEISOHLOF MULHAUSEN, GERMANY.

CLOTH-NAPPING MACHlNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,497, dated July 3,1894.

Application filed December 29, 1893. Serial No. 495,086- (No model.) Patented in England November 15, 1893 No. 21,762: in Belgium November 30, 1893, No. 107.185; in Germany February 21, 1894; in France March 2, 1894,1T0- 234,699, and in Switzerland March 15, 1894, No. 7,596-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST SOHWEINE- FLEISOH, a subject of the King of Prussia,

residing at Miilhausemin .the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cloth-Napping Machines, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Germany, dated February.

that are parallel with the axle of the napping body and geared therewith;

My invention consists in the construction and combination of parts in a napping machine, as hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings illustrating the invention--Figure 1 is a longitudinally sectional elevation of my improved napping machine. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation illustrating the drivinggear of the napping machine; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section of part of the machine showing the chain-gear of a napping cylinder.

In the periphery of the napping body or drum (1 are inserted the isolated and diagonally arranged napping cylinders b which are. covered with card clothing and project through the wall of the napping body a sufficient distance to form a napping surfacefor contact with the articles to be napped. The

driving of each napping cylinder 1) is effected V by means of a chain c, and two chain-wheels cl and e, one of which,as d, is fast on the axle or shaft of each napping cylinder while the wheel 6 is secured to one of a series of shafts f that are arranged parallel with and sur' rounding the central axle g of the napping body.. The shafts f are rotated from a gear 72. on the axle g, which gear h meshes with pinionso' on the several shafts. The manner of connecting the shafts f with the axles or shafts of the series of napping cylinders 12 through chain gearing, affords a certain and light running driving gear. The main axle g is provided with fast and loose pulleys g for controlling the application of power to operate the rotary napping body and its several diagonally arranged napping cylinders, the arrangement of which is such as to present a constantly changing napping surface of large extent and efficient action.

What I claim as my invention is- The herein described napping machine, consisting of' the rotary drum or napping body a having a central axle or shaft g provided with the gear h, the series of shafts f arranged in said drum around and parallel with its central shaft and having pinions i meshing with the gearh, and a series of isolateddiagonally arranged napping cylinders 19 projecting through the periphery of the rotary drum or napping body and each having its shaft or axle connected with one of the shafts f by chain gearing, substantially as dedescribed. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand "in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNST SCHWEINEFLEISCH. Witnesses:

WILHELM BINDEWALD, P. TEICHMANN. 

